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Raphael at Heaven’s Door

Raphael

This is an angel, his name says so… Raphael. Each time I see him, I ask him if he wants to come live at my house. I tell him I will buy him candy for breakfast, candy for lunch and candy for dinner. He giggles, and yet I know his answer is no.

Raphael at the door

But then if I lived at La Madone I would never want to leave either.

Note: I am at my friend's home, taking photos of their newest, holiday apartment. I am green with jealousy, it is just way to nice to be possible; I told them they need to adopt me, they think I am teasing!
(French Husband and children I do love you, honestly I do.)

Comments

24 responses to “Raphael at Heaven’s Door”

  1. Judith

    What a cutie! Truly an angel!!! 🙂 While they are at it…will they adopt me as well! 🙂
    xoxo
    Judith~

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  2. Rhonda

    He does look like an angel and La Madone looks like heaven xxx

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  3. Mélanie …

    He is so cute , he looks like an angel.
    I want to be adopted as well , so we will be sisters …it would be fun

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  4. Gina Baynham

    He is going to be a heart breaker when he grows up!

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  5. Mary

    Oh yes, I remember meeting that cutie Raphael and thinking I might smuggle him home with me!!
    Do Nathalie & Jean Bernard have yet another apartment available now? If so, I can imagine it will be just a stunning as the others – we stayed in Chanvre and I fell in love and didn’t want to vacate! Can’t wait to see pics.
    Just back from England – Spring was just awesome, how did I ever leave my birthplace when I lived surrounded by such beauty….and with France just a wave across the water? Being a crazy teenager, I must have been on ‘the ship of fools’ when I crossed the pond instead of the English Channel, ha! ha!
    Hope the kitchen is coming along.
    Hugs, Mary.

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  6. caren

    Gorgeous little boy living in a gorgeous home!

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  7. marlis

    I am truly up for adoption.. take me take me.. He is a charmer and your pictures capture his soul.

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  8. susanna

    What wonderful portraits of this angel, Corey! He looks like a little French prince…and he lives in a beautiful castle, too. 🙂
    PS: A friend of mine sent me the following link yesterday. It’s a website for motorcyclists thinking of traveling through parts of North America. Their photo gallery features some pretty cool locations.
    http://www.transamtrail.com/

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  9. Marilyn

    That first picture of Raphael is mesmerizing! What beautiful, soulful eyes he has. The second picture is simply adorable. What a great smile!!
    Marilyn (in Dallas)

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  10. Alina

    Let’s all adopt each other and get it over with! Then we can start up our own TIC couch surfing! 😉

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  11. marty39

    Oh I would adopt him too. Have a great visit. Hugs, Marty

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  12. Beachy

    What a FACE! Look at those EYES (though I am sure you have, many many many times)! =)

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  13. Berlin

    Oh my what a lovely child. The angelic name suits him just fine 🙂

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  14. jani

    love this….excited to see your pics of the new apartment..!..j

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  15. Beverly

    What a sweet little angel!
    And you do have such an enchanted life…and an eye for pictures!

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  16. andrea

    So cute:)
    I know now how I want to decorate my new home!

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  17. Tracie~My Petite Maison

    What a beautiful face and name.

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  18. Julie Ann Evins

    woooooooooooooohoooooooooo I am going to be in that apartment in June, please send me the pix – can I have Raphael too ?! God Bless Jx

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  19. Paula

    Oh the photos of the rooms !!!!!! I would think I’d died and gone to heaven.
    That child is an absolute angel…………

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  20. Leanne

    i think my 2 year old daughter wanted to take him home too when we stayed there last year.
    Can’t wait to see their new apartment we would have stayed at La Madone forever if we could have.

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  21. Joanny

    Corey
    Is this possible . . . all the children (yours included) you photograph in France, are all beautiful angels but then again so are your nieces and nephews in the USA.
    Love that apartment, that settles that I am moving, oh which one — all of them I would live/love in a different one for different seasons.
    Joanny

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  22. msmezzo

    I think I have finished your archives now (wonderful, wonderful read. I wept at the loss of your dad), and I must say, where do you find all these beautiful people to photograph?! I am convinced your whole family are professional models.
    I will be in your neck of the woods in about a month (a blissful 5 weeks in “our town” outside of Uzes) Now I am even more excited about the brocantes! I am a slut for old linens.
    Thank you for such a wonderful blog and for sharing your life with us so open heartedly. You are a gift to all of us. Rebecca in NYC

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  23. Katelen Tays

    All children are small beautiful angels.
    Maybe there are a few that only come out when they are asleep. Smile.
    Thank you for sharing your life and journeys.

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  24. SweetPeaSurry

    How adorable.
    Alas … you’re right … who wouldn’t want to live where he lives?
    *sighs*

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